L4 Christianity
What is a 'convenant'?
A relationship with God
Who is Richard Dawkins?
A scientist who doesn't believe in God
What is an attribute?
A characteristic of someone/something
What do Christians believe hell actually is?
A place completely absent of God, with no love, beauty or truth
What is 'the fall'?
Adam and Eve turned away from God
What is the devil/Satan, according to Christians?
An Angel who turned away from God
What is the traditional idea of what 'sin' is?
An action which is not completely loving, or good
What does 'Christ'/'Messiah' mean?
Anointed one
What is purgatory?
Being purified
What does 'salvation' mean?
Being saved
What does transcendent mean?
Beyond/above human experience(s)
An attribute humans DO have
Corporeal
What does Ex nihilo mean?
Created out of nothing
An attribute of God
Eternal
What does 'incarnation' mean?
God becoming human/ in flesh
What does 'incarnation' NOT mean?
God in spirit form
What does omnibenevolence mean?
God is all-loving
What is a word we can use to describe God that shows how the 'incarnation' may be wrong
God is immutable
What does ineffable mean?
God is indescribable as he's transcendent
How did God create the Universe according to fundamentalist Christians?
God made the sun, the moon and the stars in six days
How did God create the Universe according to the majority of Christians?
God made the world ex nihilo and he used the big bang as his tool, so God set up the physical laws of nature
Some people misinterpret 'sin' as being what?
God stopping us doing anything fun or enjoyable
What does the Holy Trinity mean?
God the Father, the son, the holy spirit/ghost
In what language was the new Testament written in?
Greek
How did Jesus NOT fulfill the prophecies about the Messiah?
He didn't become a great political leader
What don't Christians believe about God?
He is a man in the sky who punishes us when he wants to
What do Christians believe about God?
He is love, beauty, truth and goodness
In what language was the old Testament written?
Hebrew
What do Christians NOT believe about hell?
It's a place with devils who have horns and people suffer for eternity
What does atonement mean?
Making amends for a wrong doing/action
Whats an Atheist?
Someone who disbelieves in God
What does 'Logos' mean?
The word of God before the incarnation
An attribute humans do NOT have
Transcendence
What happens during the process of judgement for Christians?
Where you gain full knowledge of what you have done in your life so you can see if it was truely good or bad
Name two words Christians would use to describe God
omnipotent, omniscient